Edmund Colhoun

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Edmund Ross Colhoun (6 May 1821 – 17 February 1897) was an admiral in the United States Navy during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War.

Born at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, Colhoun was appointed a midshipman 1 April 1839. He served during the Mexican War with Commodores David Conner and Matthew Perry at Alvarado and Tabasco. During the Civil War he served on both the North and South Atlantic Blockading Squadrons, had command of the monitor Weehawken, and was commended for his participation in the bombardment and capture of Fort Fisher, North Carolina, from December 1864 to January 1865. He commanded the South Pacific Station (1874–5), Mare Island Navy Yard (1877–81), and retired from the Navy 5 May 1883.

Rear Admiral Colhoun died 17 February 1897.

Two destroyers were named USS Colhoun in his honor.

This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.